The Genocide
On April 7, 1994 Rwandan armed forces killed 10 Belgian peacekeeping officers to discourage the international intervention in the genocide that began an hour ago. The Hutu extremist brutally murdered around one million civilian innocent Tutsis and moderate Hutus, making it the worst episode of ethnic genocide after World War II.
The seeds of 1994 genocide war planted early in 1990 are when president began using anti-Tutsi talks to persuade Hutus for the genocide; this led to killing of hundreds of Tutsis in October 1990. Although the two ethnic groups were very similar still law demanded registration based on ethnicity. The government and army started preparing for the elimination of Tutsis by assembling …show more content…
Later that day the Prime Minister, Agathe Uwillingiyimana and ten Belgian soldiers were assigned to protect her. But she was brutally murdered by Rwandan government on her way to home. And another Hutu leader was similarly assassinated.
After the massacre, Belgium withdrew rest of its force. On 21st April, when other countries withdrew its troops, the UNAMIR force reduced from 2,165 to 270. If the absolute commitment to reconciliation was the problem of Rwandan parties, the tragedy was also compounded by international community by faltering response. The capacity of United Nations to end sufferings of Rwanda was severely constrained by the member nations by showing its unwillingness to contribute additional troops and help to the UNAMIR. On June 22nd, the Security Council authorized French-led forces to launch a humanitarian mission. The mission, called Operation Turquoise saved life of hundreds of civilians in South West Rwanda but it also blamed for allowing soldiers, officials and militants involved in Genocide to flee Rwanda through the areas under their control. In other areas killings continued till 4th July 1944 and the RPF took control of the entire territory of the Rwanda. By the summer RPF has defeated the Hutu forces and threw them out of the country. However by that time almost seventy five percent Tutsi living in Rwanda had been
On April 7, 1994 Rwandan armed forces killed 10 Belgian peacekeeping officers to discourage the international intervention in the genocide that began an hour ago. The Hutu extremist brutally murdered around one million civilian innocent Tutsis and moderate Hutus, making it the worst episode of ethnic genocide after World War II.
The seeds of 1994 genocide war planted early in 1990 are when president began using anti-Tutsi talks to persuade Hutus for the genocide; this led to killing of hundreds of Tutsis in October 1990. Although the two ethnic groups were very similar still law demanded registration based on ethnicity. The government and army started preparing for the elimination of Tutsis by assembling …show more content…
Later that day the Prime Minister, Agathe Uwillingiyimana and ten Belgian soldiers were assigned to protect her. But she was brutally murdered by Rwandan government on her way to home. And another Hutu leader was similarly assassinated.
After the massacre, Belgium withdrew rest of its force. On 21st April, when other countries withdrew its troops, the UNAMIR force reduced from 2,165 to 270. If the absolute commitment to reconciliation was the problem of Rwandan parties, the tragedy was also compounded by international community by faltering response. The capacity of United Nations to end sufferings of Rwanda was severely constrained by the member nations by showing its unwillingness to contribute additional troops and help to the UNAMIR. On June 22nd, the Security Council authorized French-led forces to launch a humanitarian mission. The mission, called Operation Turquoise saved life of hundreds of civilians in South West Rwanda but it also blamed for allowing soldiers, officials and militants involved in Genocide to flee Rwanda through the areas under their control. In other areas killings continued till 4th July 1944 and the RPF took control of the entire territory of the Rwanda. By the summer RPF has defeated the Hutu forces and threw them out of the country. However by that time almost seventy five percent Tutsi living in Rwanda had been